Textile Processing Labourers and Cutters
Job description
These individuals perform a variety of jobs related to textile manufacturing. They weave, knit, launder, dye, and finish products. They may also cut fabric, skins, and leather to make clothing, shoes, and fur and leather goods from them. They work for:
- Textile and clothing plants
- Manufacturers of fabric, fur, or leather products
- Furriers
- Shoe manufacturers
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Nontoxic dust
- Noise
Main tasks
Textile Processing Labourers
- Load and unload machines.
- Clean machines and work areas.
- Move carts, trucks, or fibre containers.
- Assist Machine Operators and other workers, as required. Fabric Cutters
- Arrange patterns on layers of fabric and cut them according to the indicated patterns.
- Adjust cutting techniques to the type of fabric and style of the garment.
- Cut fabric samples, as required.
- Cut in a way that avoids waste. Fur Cutters
- Cut skins into diagonal strips of determined length and shape.
- Number the skins to indicate their place on the patterns.
- Select, match, and prepare fur samples as required.
- Cut in a way that avoids waste. Leather Cutters
- Select leather and patterns for leather products, according to requirements.
- Arrange the leather to cut a maximum number of pieces.
- Stretch leather.
- Cut leather for making items designed with this material.
- Cut leather samples, as required.
- Cut in a way that avoids waste.
Advancement and mobility
- Experience leads to senior positions.
Hourly wage
Not available.Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Very good
All of Québec
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
2,500
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 48% Female
- 52% Male
Not available.
- 48% Female
- 52% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
$32,800
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- None
All of Québec
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 313, 314, 315, 31637% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 4517% of jobs
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NAICS 4117% of jobs
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NAICS 311, 31210% of jobs
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NAICS 111, 112, 114, 1151, 11523% of jobs
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Others16% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 313, 314, 315, 31637% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 4517% of jobs
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NAICS 4117% of jobs
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NAICS 311, 31210% of jobs
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NAICS 111, 112, 114, 1151, 11523% of jobs
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Others16% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
Secondary
Also required
Fabric, Fur, and Leather Cutters
- Experience as a Labourer in cutting fabrics, furs, or leather.
Sometimes required
- A few years of high school education may be required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Information processing
- Result evaluation
- Active listening
- Oral expression
- Solving complex problems
Abilities
- Hand-arm stability
- Near vision
- Manual dexterity
- Core strength
- Static muscle power
- Control accuracy
- Limb coordination
- Digital dexterity
- Information organization
- Awareness of issues
- Oral comprehension
- Speed control
- Endurance
- Verbal skills
- Perception speed
- Physical flexibility in extension
Knowledge and attributes
- Capacity to work under pressure
- Sense of responsibility
- Capacity to work in a team
- Knowledge of production and treatment
- Commitment
- Sense of initiative
- Respect standards and regulations
- Commitment to quality
- Tolerance to routine work
- Timeliness
Interests
- Make, build, install
- Work manually
- Exercer une activité sportive ou physique
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
Official name of the NOC 95105
Labourers in textile processing and cutting
Job titles
- Labourer - textile processing
- Textile product labourer
- Cutter - leather products manufacturing
- Hand cutter - clothing manufacturing
- Sample cutter
- Helper - textiles
- Drying machine helper - textile processing
- Floor helper - textile processing
- Bleacher helper - textile processing
- Calender helper - textile processing
- Warp beamer helper - textile processing
- Slasher operator helper - textile processing
- Beam warper helper - textile processing
- Dyer helper - textile processing
- Knitter helper
- Machine knitter helper
- Spun yarn linker
- Cloth winder
- Chainer - textile processing
- Traveller changer
- Shuttle filler - textile processing
- Dyeing and finishing machine loader
- Leather pressman/woman
- Leather rifle case maker
- Welt maker - hat manufacturing
- Die cutter - fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing
- Hand cutter - fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing
- Shoe parts cutter - footwear manufacturing
- Cloth cutter - fabric products manufacturing
- Shoe cutter
- Leather cutter
- Hand leather cutter - leather products manufacturing
- Machine felt cutter
- Fur cutter
- Glove cutter
- Slipcover cutter - fabric products manufacturing
- Pattern cutter
- Master pattern cutter
- Saddle cutter - leather products manufacturing
- Fabric cutter - fabric products manufacturing
- Canvas cutter - fabric products manufacturing
- Sailcloth cutter - fabric products manufacturing
- Clothing cutter - clothing manufacturing
- Leather garment cutter - manufacturing
- Cloth offbearer
- Pick remover - textile processing
- Textile machine offbearer
- Leather trunk maker
- Leather harness maker
- Mink tail slitter - fur products manufacturing
- Doffer
- Loom doffer - textile processing
- Can doffer - textile processing
- Hand skeiner - textile processing
- Spun yarn storekeeper
- Felt goods labourer
- Woollen mill labourer
- Yarn handler
- Leather marker
- Fabric marker
- Garment marker
- Creeler - textile processing
- Bobbin cleaner - textile processing
- Winder cleaner - textile processing
- Winding frame cleaner - textile processing
- Carding machine cleaner - textile processing
- Roller cleaner - textile processing
- Harness cleaner - textile processing
- Textile machine cleaner
- Loom cleaner
- Reed cleaner - textile processing
- Cutting machine operator - clothing manufacturing
- Cloth-cutting machine operator - fabric products manufacturing
- Bias-cutting machine tender - fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing
- Stripping machine tender - leather products manufacturing
- Leather-stripping machine tender - leather products manufacturing
- Cuff-cutting machine tender
- Welt-trimming machine tender - hat manufacturing
- Pick-pulling machine tender
- Scutcher tender
- Felt press machine tender
- Hosiery tray dryer
- Spun yarn weigher
- Hand cloth folder
- Hosiery folder
- Tubing folder - textile processing
- Cloth carrier
- Spool carrier - textile processing
- Roll carrier - textile processing
- Bobbin processor
- Battery loader - textile processing
- Sample steamer
- Bale checker - textile processing
- Bobbin changer - textile processing
- Twisted end finder - textile processing
- Bobbin scraper - textile processing
- Bobbin collector - textile processing
- Yarn salvager
- Slitter-rewinder
- Cloth turner
- Roll turner - textile processing
- Knitted fabric turner
- Trimmer - leather products manufacturing
- Roll-mat machine feeder - textile processing
- Waste machine feeder - textile processing
- Waste machine feeder
- Textile machine feeder
- Upholstery marker and cutter
- Filling carrier - textile processing
- Spool hauler - textile processing
- Piece hauler - textile processing
- Roll hauler - textile processing
- Rag sorter and cutter - textile processing
- Bobbin sorter - textile processing
Skill type
Manufacturing and utilities
Related occupations
- Industrial sewing machine operators
- Inspectors and graders, textile, fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing
- Supervisors, other products manufacturing and assembly
- Supervisors, textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing
- Textile fibre and yarn, hide and pelt processing machine operators and workers
- Weavers, knitters and other fabric making occupations
Last update: January 29, 2026
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